Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Jubo League leader caught vandalizing Shaheed Minar

Local residents
of Sherpur in Bogra caught a leader of Jubo League while a group of Jubo League
activists was involved in vandalizing the Shaheed Minar at the local Shaheediya
Aliya Madrassa. His name was found to be Tabibur Rahman Tipu. He is the Bogra
City Joint Convener of Jubo League. The incident has been strongly condemned by
the local Member of Parliament, Habibur Rahman. He has said that anybody
involved in such subversive acts deserved exemplary punishment.

At around quarter
past 3 pm Monday evening, a group of 10-12 Jubo League activists under Tipu’s
leadership attacked the Shaheed Minar at the Shaheediya Aliya Madrassa in
Sherpur. News agency Manab Zamin reported that concerned members of the general public obstructed
the activists while they were attacking the main pillar of the newly built
Shaheed Minar and chased them.

At this time, the
public successfully apprehended Tabibur Rahman Tipu, the Bogra City Joint
Convener of Jubo League and handed him over to the police. Commenting on the
matter, ex-mayor of Sherpur municipality and Bogra district BNP advisor Jaane
Alam Khoka said that the nationwide strike had been peacefully implemented at
Bogra. He said that his party did not want any violence. During the strike, a
group of Jubo League had desecrated and vandalized the Shaheed Minar in broad
daylight. Strongly condemning the above incident, he demanded justice.

In this
context, the ruling party Member of Parliament for Bogra-5 seat consisting of Sherpur-Dhunat
and the president of the executive committee of that madrassa, Habibur Rahman, agreed
to the authenticity of the incident. He said that it seemed to be a highly
coordinated attack and said that anybody involved in such subversive acts
deserved exemplary punishment. At the same time he showed his contempt and
strongly condemned such attacks.